(Verse 1) Not for long now can I bear This gray shadow of existence, While the quiet of free thought Puts ban on all my persistence. Hope is just a bitter cheat, Healing not what memory breaks, In the mist of coming days, Where exile's twilight overtakes. (Verse 2) Not for long now can I bear This gray shadow of existence, While the quiet of free thought Puts ban on all my persistence. (Chorus) Oh, the pain of bonds and fears, Of these doubts that never end, In the mud of thoughtful roads, Where life's genius I defend. (Verse 3) Loving homeland much too tender, Yet my soul grew tired early, Though it wished to stay and serve, It could never flourish fairly. (Verse 4) Can you find the cause within, Through the alleys of the lost? Whistling muse to ease the ache, While the native soul is crossed. (Chorus) Oh, the pain of bonds and fears, Of these doubts that never end, In the mud of thoughtful roads, Where life's genius I defend.